Professor Ogilvie to give the Figuerola Lecture 2016-17
Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie will give the Figuerola Lecture in Economic History in Madrid on 14 December 2016. This annual lecture in economic history and policy opens the academic year at the University Carlos III de Madrid and addresses an audience of academics and the general public. It is organized by the Figuerola Institute of Social Science History and the Department of Economics, and takes places in downtown Madrid at the Fundación Ramón Areces. The Figuerola Lecture addresses current issues in long-term economic growth, institutional change, and comparative economic history. The title of Professor Ogilvie's Figuerola Lecture is, "How Do Bad Institutions Survive? Lessons from European History".